I use the word God to mean both God and Goddess. How about you?
2006-06-06 04:24:57 · 16 answers · asked by Shankaree 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Because for the last 7-10,000 years we have lived in a society dominated by the Culture Hero stereotype. Prior to that, God was tho't of as female, as the dominant stereotype was the Mother Goddess. This is compounded in English by the fact that the indeterminate pronoun for living things is the same as the male pronoun. "It" is used only for inanimate objects.
We are now reaching a level of maturity where the generality of mankind can begin to really think of God as having no attributes of any kind, let alone sex linked ones.
2006-06-06 04:43:50 · answer #1 · answered by Montana Don 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As during the time when God was created, man or males were classed as the dominant sex - females were just for having babies and household stuff so it back obvious then that if god created everything he would have to be a man. Sexism back then was uber-prevalent that is why god is refered to as a he. However deity's in other religions such and Hindu are both male and female, a bit less sexism exists in that religion.
2006-06-06 05:28:08 · answer #2 · answered by A_Geologist 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are many who use the male terms for god (Father, Lord, He, Him) and then turn around and say that god is ultimately genderless. They need to get some sense. Either he/she is, or he/she isn't.
I prefer the Wiccan outlook: A Higher Power that chooses to influence the world in divided male/female polarities. So much easier for me to understand.
May the Goddess and God bless you!
2006-06-06 05:57:49 · answer #3 · answered by Ally 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1.No, I use the word God to describe God and God only.
2.In examining Scripture, two facts become clear: First, that God is a Spirit, and does not possess human characteristics or limitations; second, that all the evidence contained in Scripture agrees that God revealed Himself to mankind in a male form.
man and woman are only patterned after the image of God—they are not tiny “carbon copies” of God, and the fact that there are men and women does not require that God have male and female features, or that God be a woman. Remember, being made in the image of God has nothing to do with physical characteristics.
3. Scripture contains almost 170 references to God as the “Father.” By necessity, one cannot be a father unless he is male.
2006-06-06 04:30:27 · answer #4 · answered by paradize16 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I use "deity" or "the divine" when talking about a non-gender specific godhead.
"God" implies maleness. The feminine version of the word "God" is "Goddess."
It's all in the connotation.
2006-06-06 04:31:04 · answer #5 · answered by sparky52881 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is male, Goddess is female.
The Christians only believe in a male divinity.
It can't get more sexist than that.
2006-06-06 04:30:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it's because through history in most cultures the male dominated so it's assumed God must then be male. I personally don't think if he/she does exist he/she has a gender.
2006-06-06 04:31:26 · answer #7 · answered by daljack -a girl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God is Spirit, and Spirit is neither male nor female. Nevertheless, God chose to present Himself as male in Scripture, probably for ease of visualization. I'll go with His choice.
2006-06-06 04:30:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I usually specify goddess just for that reason. That and we are overrun with Christians who know nothing of the beauty and love of the Goddess.
2006-06-06 04:28:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because my Heavenly Father is a Male like my Earthly Father is a Male.
2006-06-06 04:32:59 · answer #10 · answered by Pashur 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋